An In-Depth Look at the Top 3 Excellence Awards Entries

Best of Show in the 2019 Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards went to American Packaging Corp. for this pouch for Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Nuggets with Almonds.

Labeltronix received second place in Best of Show for the Annadoll wine label printed for Katya Vineyards.

Diamond Packaging received third place in Best of Show for this folding carton it produced for Anna Sui Fantasia Mermaid.

If any evidence is needed to demonstrate just how strong graphic reproduction has become across all packaging types and printing processes, the 2019 Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards provides an excellent case study. With categories for all types of printing and packaging, our judges not only select top winners in individual categories, they also decide the top three entries overall in the entire competition. This year, the top three consisted of a flexible package, wine label, and folding carton, which were each printed with a different technology.

Best of Show: American Packaging Corp.

Rotogravure printing has a reputation for superior ink laydown and photorealistic imagery, and this year's best of show winner is no exception. American Packaging Corp. printed this piece on a Comexi gravure press, implementing 10 colors and metallic effects. Click here to learn more about this year's top winner.

Second Place: Labeltronix

Of all the categories in the Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards, our wine, beer, and spirits label categories seem to always receive the most entries. This year, the cream of the crop was the Annadoll label printed by Labeltronix for Katya Vineyards. Click here to learn more about this stunning flexographic label.

Third Place: Diamond Packaging

Folding cartons tend to exude luxury, as converters utilize the paperboard as a canvas for spectacular offset printing and a variety of embellishments. The top folding carton in this year's competition was Diamond Packaging's Anna Sui Fantasia Mermaid. Click here for more information on this eye-catching carton.

And in case you missed it — here's the complete list of winning entries in the 2019 Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards.